I saw a stranger on the Colossus one day. She sat with her legs crossed, and she was holding a gunblade. I walked up to her, but it was almost if she didn't see me. She just looked dead ahead, and wasn't even blinking. "Are you here for %s?" I asked out of curiosity, but she didn't reply. Not a single hair on her moved! I waved my hands in front of her eyes, and once again, no reaction.
She looked so rigid, I thought she could've been... Well, many possibilities flew through my mind, but I was already reaching out to her nose to... "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Casta." %s's words startled me, and "Casta" got up immediately. I found out later that she sometimes entered an "energy-saving mode," and according to her, she's been doing that more often since arriving on the Colossus. She's not sure why, though.
Maybe the Colossus makes her feel safe?
That must be it!
- Vice

Oh, nothing. I was just wondering if you know where Pollux went? She usually tells me where she goes, but not today, so I'm a little worried. I know she's more than capable, and that worrying about anything happening to her is the last thing anyone would do... but that's precisely why I'm worrying about her. Does that make sense?
No, you've got it wrong. Pollux isn't my superior. She's my... Hm, I don't actually know how to define our relationship. You could say she's my friend, my irreplaceable partner in Raven's Blood, my family for the past decade... but that still wouldn't tell you how much she means to me. Just look at me. She took on the most dangerous bounties to get me my prosthetic, she taught me everything about self-defense, and she rescued me from certain death in the ruins of a building.
So how should I describe our friendship? You tell me.

When Pollux decided to guard the dilapidated church in Euphoria and keep rescuing children, she told me that it was her decision, and that I was free to leave. I didn't hesitate for a single moment before telling her that I would stay with her. I was an orphan that made my way there, and if it weren't for the sisters there, I would've probably been taken by a gang. But Pollux was different... She went through worse things than what those orphans have seen, and she knew the price of going astray better that I did. She could have escaped this sad place, but she chose to stay because of some kids she didn't even know. She would never become a nun, but her behavior has granted her the utmost purity.
As someone who received help from her, how could I leave?

To make sure they lived somewhat normal lives, Pollux and I started working under the name of Raven's Blood. Most of the time, the jobs we got were fairly easy, just getting rid of Eclipsites for small shops in Euphoria in return for bread. These types of life-threatening jobs pay much better elsewhere of course, but in Euphoria, nothing is valued more than food. We worked in shifts so we could keep the children fed, but since the Eclipsites didn't wreak havoc every day, even if we taunted them and killed them, we wouldn't get paid. Sometimes we even gave our food to the children... And it was on one of those hungry nights that I was lured by the smell of food to an underground casino—in Euphoria, you can find maybe three, or even four of these just in an alley. I won a huge meal that night. Later on, I would visit the casino and win some food for the children whenever we ran out of goods. They say that I'm blessed by Lady Luck, and I don't dislike it. After all, I traded for it with a life of misfortune, didn't I?

Sometimes Pollux doesn't do her work properly, either, and would save a couple lives or two while slacking off. But not everyone pays their debt like Nekoyashiki does. He didn't look it, but turned out to be an intelligence broker. After he recovered, he hooked us up with higher-paying jobs, and didn't ask for anything in return. I thought he was a simple guy who just wanted to help us because we helped him, until I heard him trying to convince Pollux to leave Euphoria one day. I knew she wasn't going to leave, but I no longer liked him. He still gives us jobs, and even candies and books for the children... he thinks the church is his home or something. He claims that he's not like us, and gets mad when I take him seriously. He's not a very forthcoming character.
Well, I think I know who to ask about Pollux's whereabouts. I didn't expect to tell you any of this, though. Don't let Pollux know I told you. I don't want her to feel burdened by my feelings. Anyway, see you later.